XP - Revision history

Raivo: Added information regarding gaining XP from talking.

2026-03-29T15:15:48Z

Added information regarding gaining XP from talking.

Raivo: /* Chopping */ There appears to be no XP reward for revealing food sources.

2025-07-31T16:25:41Z

Chopping: There appears to be no XP reward for revealing food sources.

Raivo: Some details to chopping, added brewing.

2025-05-25T14:56:30Z

Some details to chopping, added brewing.

Twist: Updated kill bonuses not applying to characters from home camp

2010-03-26T20:56:54Z

Updated kill bonuses not applying to characters from home camp

Dia: /* Trading */

2009-01-13T23:58:10Z

Trading

Dia: /* Trading */

2009-01-13T23:57:25Z

Trading

TripleU: /* Poisoning */ I made a discovery! :)

2008-12-17T04:59:18Z

Poisoning: I made a discovery! :)

Cheesesteak: /* Haunting */

2008-11-18T03:15:24Z

Haunting

Cheesesteak at 03:14, 18 November 2008

2008-11-18T03:14:13Z

Cheesesteak: linking shaman skills

2008-11-18T03:13:26Z

linking shaman skills

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 === Chopping ===
 There is a 25% chance to gain 1 XP when chopping [[jungle]] (of any density). Revealing a [[hut]], a [[ruins|ruin]], or a [[cave]] by chopping down vegetation yields an additional 10 XP.
 === Haunting ===
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 *''[[Haunting scream]]''
-**Yields 1-2 XP for 2 AP when one listener is present.
+**Yields 1 XP for 2 AP when one listener is present.
 **Yields 2 XP for 2 AP when two or more listeners are present.
 *''[[Shocking shriek]]''
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 **Uses 4 AP when two listeners are present.
 **Uses 6 AP when three or more listeners are present.
-**Damage dealt equals XP gained. Spirits receive a kill bonus when a victim dies of fright.
+**3 XP on a success against one listener, plus on XP per additional listener. Spirits receive a kill bonus when a victim dies of fright.
 === Shamanism ===

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 === Chopping ===
-There is a 25% chance to gain 1 XP when chopping [[jungle]] (of any density). Revealing a [[hut]], a [[ruins|ruin]], or a [[cave]] by chopping down vegetation yields an additional 10 XP. Revealing a food source (a bush or a fruit tree) by chopping vegetation yields an additional 5 XP reward.
+There is a 25% chance to gain 1 XP when chopping [[jungle]] (of any density). Revealing a [[hut]], a [[ruins|ruin]], or a [[cave]] by chopping down vegetation yields an additional 10 XP.
 === Haunting ===

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 === Healing ===
-Applying a healing [[Items|item]] to yourself, another player, an animal, or an NPC gives you XP equal to the number of [[Gameplay#Hit Points|HP]] healed. For example, if you use a first-aid kit to heal 1 HP, you gain only 1 XP. Eating tasty berries gives up to 2 XP, mangos and bananas give 1 XP (to players without full health), and so on. Similarly, a character with ''[[first aid]]'' or ''[[natural medicine]]'' can earn up to 10 XP using a first aid kit or healing herbs.
+Applying a healing [[Items|item]] to yourself, another player, an animal, or an NPC gives you XP equal to the number of [[Gameplay#Hit Points|HP]] healed. For example, if you use a [[first aid kit]] to heal 1 HP, you gain only 1 XP. Eating [[tasty berries]] gives up to 2 XP, [[mango]]s and [[banana]]s give 1 XP (to players without full health), and so on. Similarly, a character with ''[[first aid]]'' or ''[[natural medicine]]'' can earn up to 10 XP using a first aid kit or [[healing herb]]s.
 === Poisoning ===
-Eating a poisonous berries inflicts 2 HP of damage while giving you 2 XP. Drinking a bottle or gourd of salt water likewise causes 2 HP damage for 2 XP. A player with 1 HP who eats poison berries is awarded no XP. There is no XP bonus for killing yourself.
+Eating [[poisonous berries]] inflicts 2 HP of damage while giving you 2 XP. Drinking a bottle or gourd of salt water likewise causes 2 HP damage for 2 XP. A player with 1 HP who eats poison berries is awarded no XP. There is no XP bonus for killing yourself.
-=== Exploring ===
+=== Chopping ===
-There is an occasional 1 XP award when chopping jungle (of any density). Revealing a hut by chopping down vegetation yields 10 XP. Revealing a food source (a bush or a fruit tree) by chopping vegetation yields a 5 XP reward. (See [[Special weapon event odds]] for research on the matter.)
+There is a 25% chance to gain 1 XP when chopping [[jungle]] (of any density). Revealing a [[hut]], a [[ruins|ruin]], or a [[cave]] by chopping down vegetation yields an additional 10 XP. Revealing a food source (a bush or a fruit tree) by chopping vegetation yields an additional 5 XP reward.
 === Haunting ===
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 === Trading ===
-Whenever a [[trader]]'s stock of an item is short, a player who [[trade]]s them that item will receive 1 XP. The first time you trade anything with a trader who is happy to see you (even the one in your hometown) you gain an additional one-off bonus of 100XP.
+Whenever a [[trader]]'s stock of an item is short, a player who [[trade]]s them that item will receive 1 XP. The first time you trade anything with a trader who is happy to see you (even the one in your hometown) you gain an additional one-off bonus of 100 XP.
 *A bit of minor elaboration: With  every first item traded to a trader in a settlement (other than your hometown after the first time), you receive 100 XP. This bonus can be repeated any number of times through trading in another settlement.
 === Shamanism ===

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 ==== Kill bonuses ====
-When a target dies, the character dealing the killing blow receives a bonus XP award of ''(5 + target's maximum HP) / 2'', rounded up. (See [[animals]] for bonuses for killing animals, which do not always follow this formula.) There is no bonus for killing NPC traders.
+When a target dies, the character dealing the killing blow receives a bonus XP award of ''(5 + target's maximum HP) / 2'', rounded up. (See [[animals]] for bonuses for killing animals, which do not always follow this formula.) There is no bonus for killing characters from your home camp, or for killing NPC traders.
 === Healing ===

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 === Trading ===
 Whenever a [[trader]]'s stock of an item is short, a player who [[trade]]s them that item will receive 1 XP. The first time you trade anything with a trader who is happy to see you (even the one in your hometown) you gain an additional one-off bonus of 100XP.
--A bit of minor elaboration: With  every first item traded to a trader in a settlement (other than your hometown after the first time), you receive 100 XP. This bonus can be repeated any number of times through trading in another settlement.
 === Shamanism ===

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 *''[[Haunting scream]]''
-**yields 1-2 XP for 2 AP when one listener is present.
+**Yields 1-2 XP for 2 AP when one listener is present.
-**yields 2 XP for 2 AP when two or more listeners are present.
+**Yields 2 XP for 2 AP when two or more listeners are present.
 *''[[Shocking shriek]]''
-**potentially damages listener(s) for 2 damage.
+**Potentially damages listener(s) for 2 damage.
 **Damage dealt equals XP gained. Spirits recieve a kill bonus when a victim dies of fright. More research regarding this skill is needed.
 *''[[Banshee wail]]''
-**potentially damages listener(s) for 4 damage.
+**Potentially damages listener(s) for 4 damage.
-**uses 2 AP when one listener is present.
+**Uses 2 AP when one listener is present.
-**uses 4 AP when two listeners are present.
+**Uses 4 AP when two listeners are present.
-**uses 6 AP when three or more listeners are present.
+**Uses 6 AP when three or more listeners are present.
 **Damage dealt equals XP gained. Spirits receive a kill bonus when a victim dies of fright.

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 === Shamanism ===
 Shamen possess a handful of spirit-oriented skills for use at their discretion. However, the relatively modest XP gain from using these skills makes them more suitable for support.
-*[[Exorcism]]
+*''[[Exorcism]]''
 **Exorcism gives 5 XP per spirit exorcised. An unsuccessful exorcism ritual takes 1 AP, but a successful one takes 4 AP, regardless of the number of spirits exorcised. May not always be successful when used.
-*[[Spirit Summoning]]
+*''[[Spirit Summoning]]''
 **A shaman successfully invoking spirits receives 2 XP per spirit. Invocation uses 5 AP, regardless of the number of spirits that are summoned. May not always be successful when used.
-*[[Malevolence]]
+*''[[Malevolence]]''
 **Shaman torments spirit(s) causing them to haunt and recieves 2-5 XP depending on number of listeners and number of spirits present.
 [[Category:Glossary]]